Traian Crişan (21 May 1918 – 6 November 1990) was a

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of the

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and served as Secretary Emeritus of the

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as well being the Titular Bishop of Drivastum. Born in Iara, Austria-Hungary (present-day Romania), Crişan was ordained as a

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priest on 25 March 1945. On 7 December 1981 he was appointed to the

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as the Secretary of the

and given the title ''Titular Bishop of Drivastum'', going on to being ordained bishop on 6 January 1982. Bishop Crişan died on 6 November 1990.

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